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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
Synopsis
The story
In Fujisawa, where the skies are bright and the seas glisten, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. His blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted with the appearance of his first crush, Shouko Makinohara. For reasons unknown, he encounters two Shouko's: one in middle school and another who has become an adult. As Sakuta finds himself helplessly living with the Shouko's, the adult Shouko leads him around by the nose, causing a huge rift in his relationship with Mai. In the midst of all of this, he discovers that the middle school Shouko is suffering from a grave illness and his scar begins to throb...
DramaPsychologicalRomanceSupernatural
Episode guide
5 episodes
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Characters & voices
12 credited
Sakuta Azusagawa
Main
Mai Sakurajima
Main
Kaede Azusagawa
Supporting
Rio Futaba
Supporting
Tomoe Koga
Supporting
Nodoka Toyohama
Supporting
Shouko Makinohara
Main
Saki Kamisato
Background
Yousuke Maesawa
Background
Mai no Haha
Background
Yuuma Kunimi
Background
Ryouko Hanawa
Background
Production staff
500 credited
Michelle RuffADR Director (English)
Yoshikazu IwanamiSound Director 
Souichi MasuiDirectorSouichi MasuiStoryboard
Akira TakataProp DesignAkira TakataAnimation Director
Asami Komatsu2nd Key Animation
Hajime KamoshidaOriginal Story
Atsuhiro IwakamiPlanning 
Yasumasa KoyamaSound Effects
Yuki ImotoAnimation DirectorYuki Imoto2nd Key Animation
Masahiro YokotaniScript 
Keiji MizoguchiOriginal Character Design
Yumi ShimizuAnimation DirectorYumi ShimizuKey Animation
Hitoshi TamuraPhotography
Hisayo UsuiArt Director 
Takashi KojimaKey Animation
Masato AnnoKey AnimationThemes & motifs
AniList community tags
Coming of AgeTheme-Drama92%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast86%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast84%
Urban FantasySetting-Universe84%
HeterosexualTheme-Romance81%
Primarily Teen CastCast-Main Cast74%
UrbanSetting-Scene72%
Age RegressionCast-Traits72%
Ensemble CastCast-Main Cast67%
MagicTheme-Fantasy64%
SchoolSetting-Scene62%
Love TriangleTheme-Romance62%
AmnesiaCast-Traits60%
Community pulse
263.4K members
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Current5,013
Planning50,901
Completed205,496
Dropped836
Paused1,110
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
A more drama-focused arc that focuses on Sakutas first love, Shouko. With pacing that may seem too quick for some...
@Vollerei204/247 helpful
A movie that tries to tackle a heavier issue than the show, but fails miserably and falls short to it's predecessor.
@Kipkluif198/655 helpful
Quando foi que as pessoas abandonaram seu senso crítico? Yumemiru Shoujo é um bom exemplo a ser seguido pela indústria?
@M1xY53/150 helpful
A Sequel Only a Mother Could Love
@junghoon34/137 helpful